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TV’s HIV Scandal

By Najma Desai Media’s influence on the general public has been an ongoing phenomenon for many years, whether it be as a means of inculcating values or alerting us to everyday societal norms. Scandal (a local soapie) seems to be one of those kinds of media, playing on the heart strings of its viewers with stories centred around human suffering and every day struggles of the average South African.
Continue reading | 25 October 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv awareness, media coverage, pmtct, safe sex messaging, soapies, sowetan

HIV coverage picks up

By JournAIDS As another Monday rolls around HIV coverage can be described as thick and fast. City Press, The Star and the Sunday Times are among those publications providing us with a smorgasbord of HIV-related articles.
Continue reading | 26 September 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: biophotonics, city press, hiv vaccine, media coverage, sunday times, the star